Coast Guard warns of dangers of alcohol and boating
Media Note: Coast Guard spokespersons in your area may be available to discuss the importance of safe boating and swimming for the duration of National Safe Boating Week. Please contact our office at...
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**PHOTO RELEASE** Coast Guard and partner agencies kick off National Safe...
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click images for high resolution download. (Left to right) Gus Gustavo, from County Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz office, presents the County National Safe Boating Weekend Proclamation...
View ArticleCoast Guard reminds boaters to Wear it!
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard reminds boaters and all water enthusiasts to always wear their life jacket while on their boat or in the water. On this first day of National Safe Boating Week, the Coast...
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PHOTOS: Coast Guardsmen attend Camden County Coast Guard Community celebration
Click the images above to view and download the high-resolution versions. ST. MARYS, Ga. — Members of the Coast Guard were the distinguished guests during a picnic and community celebration held in...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg holds open house
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ─ More than 800 community members attended the 2014 Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg's open house, Saturday. The open house kicked off National Safe Boating Week and raised...
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VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man, 27, from fishing boat off Virginia...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 27-year-old crewmember Saturday from a fishing boat approximately 40 miles east of Chincoteague. The master of the fishing boat Kirsten Lee contacted...
View Article3 people, dog rescued after boat capsizes
MIAMI — Three people and a dog were rescued from a capsized boat Saturday by a rescue crew from Coast Guard Station Key West. A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida, rescued three...
View ArticlePetty Officer sentenced to five years in prison for sexual abuse, other charges
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- A Coast Guard petty officer has been sentenced to five years in military prison and a dishonorable discharge at a general court-martial after pleading guilty to a variety of charges...
View ArticleCoast Guard recommends signaling devices for boaters
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard recommends boaters have signaling devices on board their vessel in case of emergency during this second day of National Safe Boating Week. All boaters should be able to...
View ArticleCoast Guard provides safety tips for fastest growing recreational activity on...
CLEVELAND — Sunday is the second day of National Safe Boating Week, and today the Coast Guard is focusing on paddle craft safety on the Great Lakes. Paddle sports continue to be the fastest growing...
View ArticleCoast Guard suspends search for missing sailors 1,000 miles east of Cape Cod
BOSTON — The Coast Guard has suspended its active search, pending further developments, for four sailors 1,000 miles east of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, at 5 a.m. Sunday. Watchstanders from the 1st Coast...
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Man medevaced from cruise ship Bahamas Celebration off Palm Beach
EDITOR'S NOTE: Click on thumbnail for high resolution video. MIAMI — A 56-year old male was medically evacuated from a cruise ship off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida, early Sunday morning. Coast...
View ArticleCoast Guard, local agencies search for missing Conn. boater
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is searching for a missing boater near Fishers Island, N.Y., today. Missing is Daniel Strelczuk, 62, of Thompson, Conn. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound...
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Coast Guard has busy start to National Safe Boating Week; urges mariners to...
The Wear It! campaign's new public service announcement, "Love the Life!," shares the experience of two families and a dog as they spend the day boating and fishing. You can still have fun on the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing Conn. boater
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing Connecticut boater, today. Coast Guard and local agencies launched a massive search for Daniel Strelczuk, Saturday, after a Good Samaritan...
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PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound hosts Open House event
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, in New Haven, Conn., hosted their annual Open House event to kick off National Safe Boating Week, Saturday. In preparation for NSBW, which runs from...
View ArticleStatement from regarding Cheeki Rafiki suspension
Statement from U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Anthony Popiel, Chief of Response, 1st Coast Guard District: “This morning, at approximately 5:00 a.m., after more than two days of search efforts, the U.S. Coast...
View ArticleAircraft, boats searching Daytona Beach after report of man struggling in...
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – U.S. Coast Guard boat and air crews are continuing to search the Daytona Beach, Florida, area Monday morning after receiving a report Sunday evening of a man who was seen...
View ArticleCoast Guard, local agencies conduct search for missing man near Cape Kumukahi
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, Hawaii Police Department, and Hawaii Fire Department are searching for a man reported missing near Cape Kumukahi, Hawaii, Friday. Missing is 30-year-old Peter Mahoe....
View ArticleCoast Guard forces illegal Mexican fisherman back across border
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A patrolling Coast Guard aircrew spotted, pursued and compelled a lancha across the U.S./Mexican border, Friday, after the lancha was spotted poaching in U.S waters. At 2:30...
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